Sebastes capensis

Description

The false jacopever or Cape redfish (Sebastes capensis) is a marine fish belonging to the family Sebastidae. Found only in waters off the western coast of South Africa, Tristan da Cunha and southern South America, S. capensis lives in depths of 20 to 275 metres (66 to 902 ft). It reaches up to 37 centimetres (15 in) in length, and is reddish or brownish with 5-6 pale spots on the upper part of the body. It has extremely prominent eyes. It mainly feeds on mysids.